About Cynan Dindaethwy Tyndaethwy ap Rhodri, King of Gwynedd

(d. 816 ), prince , was, according to the oldest pedigree, the son of Rhodri , a grandson of Cadwaladr (d. 664 ) (q.v.) . Inasmuch as Rhodri (usually found with the epithet ‘Molwynog’) d. in 754 and Cynan is first mentioned in 813 , this descent is open to question. His brief appearance in history gathers round a struggle with a certain Hywel , whom Dr. David Powel treats as his brother, for the possession of Anglesey . In 814 Hywel was the victor, but Cynan won back the island in 816 , only to die in that year. According to the life of Gruffudd ap Cynan (q.v.) , his descendant, he was of Castell Dindaethwy , which has been identified with the hill-fort near Plas Cadnant , in the parish of Llandysilio ( Inv. Anglesey , xciii). He left a daughter, Ethyllt (for the form see Rhys , Celtic Folklore , 480, n.), who became the mother of Merfyn Frych (d. 844 ) (q.v.) and thereby foundress of the royal houses of Gwynedd and Deheubarth in the Middle Ages .

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Cynan Dindaethwy, King of Gwynedd (c.740-816) (Latin: Conanus; English: Conan) Cynan Dindaethwy was the son of King Rhodri Molwynog of Gwynedd and his wife, Princess Margaret of Ireland, presumably born in the cwmwd of Ynys Mon (Anglesey) which gave him his epithet. His father was probably quite elderly at the time of Cynan's birth, since it appears that the son was too young to take the throne in AD 754, when it was seized by Lord Caradog ap Meirion of Rhos. Perhaps, the people of Gwynedd thought Rhodri too old to father a child, for there were certainly rumours, recorded in the Red Book of Hergest, that Cynan was really the son of the Royal woodsman, Calydigan.

Cynan kept his head down during King Caradog's reign but, upon the latter's death in AD 798, he claimed his father's crown once more. Caradog's son, Hywel Farf-Fehinog, who had expected to inherit the kingdom was not best pleased. He may have been a child at this time for, though Civil War followed, it does not seem to have been very active until AD 813 when the two sides met in battle. Cynan was victorious but, the following year, Hywel was back. He drove poor Cynan from the shores of Ynys Mon (Anglesey) - probably to Ynys Manaw (Isle of Man) where his daughter was Queen - and proclaimed himself King. Cynan tried to retake his throne two years later, but was killed in battle.

Cynan married Mahallt (alias Matilda), daughter of the Lord of Flint, but seems to have had only one daughter, Essylt, wife of King Guriat of Ynys Manaw.

-------------------- Cynan Dindaethwy ap Rhodri - Cynan Dindaethwy - was King of Gwynedd (798 – 816) in medieval north-west Wales, referred to as "King of the Britons" by the Annals of Ulster.

Cynan was son of Rhodri Molwynog ap Idwal and Margaret ferch Duplory and ascended to the throne of Gwynedd after first his father died and then his cousin Caradog ap Meirion, who had become king after Rhodri, died in 798.

Cynan was son of Rhodri Molwynog ap Idwal and Margaret ferch Duplory and ascended to the throne of Gwynedd after first his father died and then his cousin Caradog ap Meirion, who had become king after Rhodri, died in 798.

Cynan Dindaethwy ap Rhodri was preceded by Caradog ap Meirion (c. 754-c. 798) and was succeeded by Hywel ap Rhodri Molwynog (814-825). -------------------- Cynan Dindaethwy ap Rhodri - Cynan Dindaethwy - was King of Gwynedd (798 – 816) in medieval north-west Wales, also called King of the Britons by the Annals of Ulster.

Cynan was son of Rhodri Molwynog ap Idwal and Margaret ferch Duplory and ascended to the throne of Gwynedd after first his father died and then his cousin Caradog ap Meirion, who had become king after Rhodri, died in 798.

Cynan Dindaethwy ap Rhodri - Cynan Dindaethwy - was King of Gwynedd (798–816) in medieval north-west Wales, also called King of the Britons by the Annals of Ulster.

Cynan was son of Rhodri Molwynog ap Idwal and Margaret ferch Duplory and ascended to the throne of Gwynedd after first his father died and then his cousin Caradog ap Meirion, who had become king after Rhodri, died in 798.

Cynan was son of Rhodri Molwynog ap Idwal and Margaret ferch Duplory and ascended to the throne of Gwynedd after first his father died and then his cousin Caradog ap Meirion, who had become king after Rhodri, died in 798.

The book, 'Kings & Queens of Great Britain' -------------------- Cynan Dindaethwy ap Rhodri (English: Cynan of Dindaethwy, son of Rhodri) was King of Gwynedd (reigned 798 – 816). His reign was marked by a destructive dynastic power struggle with his brother Hywel, and is not otherwise notable.

-------------------- Cynan Dindaethwy ap Rhodri, also known as Cynan Dindaethwy, was King of Gwynedd in medieval northwest Wales, also called King of the Britons by the Annals of Ulster.

Cynan ascended to the throne of Gwynedd after first his father died and then his cousin Caradog ap Meirion, who had become king after Rhodri, died in 798. -------------------- Cynan Dindaethwy ap Rhodri

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Cynan Dindaethwy ap Rhodri - Cynan Dindaethwy - was King of Gwynedd (798 – 816) in medieval north-west Wales, referred to as "King of the Britons" by the Annals of Ulster.

Cynan was son of Rhodri Molwynog ap Idwal and Margaret ferch Duplory and ascended to the throne of Gwynedd after first his father died and then his cousin Caradog ap Meirion, who had become king after Rhodri, died in 798.

Cynan Dindaethwy ap Rhodri Molwynog, Brenin Gwynedd was born circa 720? At Wales. He was the son of Rhodri Molwynog ab Idwal, Brenin Gwynedd and Margaret of Ireland.4,2,5,1 King of Gwynedd at Wales between 754 and 816.5 Cynan Dindaethwy ap Rhodri Molwynog, Brenin Gwynedd married Matilda of Flint before 770. Cynan Dindaethwy ap Rhodri Molwynog, Brenin Gwynedd died in 816.5,6

Cynan, known as Dindaethwy, was born about 0745 in Wales.1 Dindaethwy's father was Rhodri (Molwynog) ap Idwal and his mother was <Unknown>. His paternal grandparents were Idwal (Iwrch) ap Cadwaladr and Afadda verch Alain. He was an only child. He died in 0817.2